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W. H. WOOD. {MEANS FOR ATTAGHINGIBUTTONSL No. 291,562. W Patented Jan.8, 18'84= Imve nia 7- Nrrn Srarns XFFECE.

ATENT WILLIAM H. woon, or ROCHESTER, nnw YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,562, dated January8, 1884.

Application filed March 5, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. Woon, of Rochester, Monroe county, NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful ImprovementinllieansforAttachingButtonstoLeather and Fabrics; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a frontelevation of a machine showing my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge elevationof the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionthrough the jaws in line 00 a; of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5is a plan of a portion of the lower jaw. Fig. 6 is a front elevation ofa portion of the two jaws, showing the notches therein. Fig. 7 is amodification showing the head of a pair of pinchers with inyimprovement. Fig. 8 is a crosssection of the jaws of the pinohers inline 1 y ofFig. 7, enlarged. Fig. 9 is a view of the fastening.

My improvement relates to means for securing buttons to leather andfabrics, and is designed to be used in connection with thebutton-fastening for which I applied for patent November 11, 1882.

The invention consists of jaws of peculiar construction, as hereinafterdescribed, and also of a presser acting in combination therewith, aswill be morefully set forth.

In the drawings, A shows a frame bolted to a table, B, and havingvertical ways 0 O, in which slides a gate, D. The bottom of the gate ispivoted at a to a lever, E, having its fulcrum at b, and provided at itslong end with a connecting-rod, c, which connects with atreadle on thefloor. (Not shown in the drawings.) A spring, D, may connect the base Aand the lever E, orothe r equivalent arrangement employed to keep thegate always elevated, except when drawn down by the lever.

G G are two jaws attached, respectively, to the main frame and thegate." The outer faces of the jaws consist of thin edges cl d, whichrest in the same plane, and in these edges are made coincident notches ff, Fig. 6, of sufficient depth to receive the two sides of thebutton-fastening shown in Fig. 9. In the jaws, back of the notches, aremade half-circular cavities Z Z, of sufficient size to receive thebutton and to hold it in a straight position while the jaws are closingupon the sides of the fastening.

The button-fastening, as shown in Fig. 9, consists of a base, h, and anopen hook, z, having a projecting outturned extremity, k. The hook isfirst inserted through a puncture made in the leather; the button isthen placed thereon; and the object of my present invention is to closethe two sides of the hook together into the form shown in Fig. 4, at thesame time setting the projecting end of the hook down flatwise upon theleather, and clamping the latter firmly between the projecting end onone side and the base of the fastening 011 the other side. A series ofthe fastenings having been attached to the leather, they are passed oneafter another to the jaws. Each hook is placed in the notch of the lowerjaw, the hook standing upright and the leather resting against the faceof the jaw. The button, which projects beyond, rests in the cavity Z,and is thereby retained ina straight position. The upper jaw is thenbrought down, its notch striking the upper half of the hook, and as thetwo jaws come together the two sides of the hook are compressed,bringing them near together and forming an eye to hold the button, atthe same time setting the proj ecting end 76 down flatwise upon theleather, and firmly clamping it against the base of the fastening on theopposite side. The thin edges of the jaws clamp the sides of the hookand force them near together, the notches receive the sides, and thecavity in the back of the jaws holds the button. The notches form a gageto prevent/the sides of the hook from being closed so closely as to becut off by the jaws or injured by the contact, which would be the caseif the jaws closed directly on them when heavy pressure was applied.

The apparatus above described is intended for use in shops and storesWhere constant work is done. The invention is equally adapted to handinstruments, of which one form is shown in Fig. 7, the same being a pairof ordinary nippers, except that the jaws are provided with the notchesf and cavity Z. The jaws are placed around thehook and closed. togetherof instruments may be used in a similar man- 10c in the manner beforedescribed. Other forms ner. I do not wish to confine myself to anypeculiar form of the machine or instrument, but to embody any form whichhas the jaws constructed as before described.

Where large machines are used, such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I employa gage or presser for holding up against the base of the fastening whilethe jaws close, constructed and arranged as follows: H is a bow or arch,pivoted at m m to the sides of the frame, and extending up over theframe. In the sides are made inclined slots n n, Fig. 2, throughwhichpass screws or pins 19 10, attached to the reciprocating gate D. It willbe seen that when the gate moves down the screws sliding in the slotswill move the arch back, and when the gate rises they will move itforward.

I is an arm of the arch, which curves downward in the rear of themachine. r is a screw, which screws horizontally through the lower endof the arm, and has on its inner end a flat head, 3, which forms thepresser, the same coming opposite the notch in the lower jaw.

a i I tion. Where hand instruments are used, the presser is notrequired, as the finger of the operator holds the leather up to thework.

This invention is intended more particularly for fastening buttons onshoes, but is also adapted to other uses where buttons are to be appliedto leather or fabrics.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, substantially as shown and described, of the jawsGG, movable with relation one to another, and provided with the thinedges d d, notched at ff, to properly clamp the button-fastening, andalso provided with the cavities Z Z, adjacent to said edges, and at thefront of said jaws to receive the button, as set forth.

2. In an apparatus for attaching buttons, the combination, with jawswhich close together to compress the sides of the fastening, of apresser or gage, substantially as described, and mechanism to move thesame automatically forward to press against the base of the fasteningwhile the jaws are closing, as herein shown and set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

W. H. W'OOD.

WVitnesses:

R. F. Oscoon, WV. MARTIN J ONES.

